distribuir Negative Imperative Conjugation
distribuir — to distribute
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive (no distribuyas, no distribuya).
distribuir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to hand something out or not to spread something (like a virus or misinformation).
Notes on distribuir in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'y' stem (distribuy-) because they are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No distribuyas información falsa.
Don't distribute false information.
tú
No distribuyamos los libros todavía.
Let's not distribute the books yet.
nosotros
No distribuyan el material sin permiso.
Don't distribute the material without permission.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no distribuyes
Correct: no distribuyas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: distribuyo
The present tense of distribuir adds a 'y' before the ending (distribuyo, distribuyes, distribuye, distribuyen), except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: distribuí
In the preterite, distribuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms (distribuyó, distribuyeron).
Imperfect
yo: distribuía
The imperfect of distribuir is completely regular: distribuía, distribuías, distribuía...
Future
yo: distribuiré
The future tense is regular: add the endings to the infinitive (distribuiré, distribuirás...).
Conditional
yo: distribuiría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive (distribuiría).
Present Subjunctive
yo: distribuya
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change, using 'y' throughout (distribuya, distribuyas...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: distribuyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the 'ellos' preterite form: distribuyera, distribuyeras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: distribuye
Use 'distribuye' for 'tú' and 'distribuya' for formal 'usted' commands.